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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
A humorous, gritty, autobiographical novel of a budding cartoonist, who leaves his troubled school on a Spokane Indian reservation to attend an all-white town school. Book Discussion Questions from Sherman Alexie

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: a Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver
Kingsolver and her family eat only local food for a year, including home-raised turkeys and chickens and garden grown and canned veggies. Book Discussion Questions from ReadingGroupGuides

Ape House by Sara Gruen
In this novel of drama and satire, the bombing of the Great Ape Language Lab and the subsequent removal of their bonobo apes to a new life on reality TV brings together married reporter John Thigpen and primate-loving scientist Isabel Duncan. Book Discussion Questions from Oprah

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
A tale of love, loyalty, child custody, death and betrayal with parallels to the sport of auto racing... narrated by a dog. Book Discussion Questions from HarperCollins

At Home: A Short History of a Private Life by Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson relates the history of a household by touring his own home, a Church of England rectory built in the nineteenth century, and relating stories of everyday objects and how they transformed the way people lived. Book Discussion Questions from LitLovers

Away by Amy Bloom
Lillian Leyb, survivor of a Russian massacre, immigrates to New York in 1924. Upon learning her 3-year-old daughter may still be alive, she journeys across North America through the Yukon wilderness and over the Bering Strait to find her. Book Discussion Questions from BookBrowse

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dal Sijie
Two boys are sent to the countryside to be re-educated in this fable set during China's Cultural Revolution. They discover hope through forbidden western literature, but find hope can be cruel and corrupting. Book Discussion Questions from ReadingGroupGuides

The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
Young, independent Taylor heads west from Kentucky to Tucson, seeking a life change. Young, independent Taylor heads west from Kentucky to Tucson, seeking a life change. Book Discussion Questions from ReadingGroupGuides

Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson
Ruby Lennox gives an account of family life above a petshop in England, revealing the lives of the women in her family, from her great-grandmother's affair with a French photographer to her mother's unfulfilled dreams of Hollywood glamour. Book Discussion Questions from ReadingGroupGuides

Belong to Me by Marisa De los Santos
The intertwined stories of three women in suburban Philadelphia: newly arrived Cornelia searching for a new life; judgmental, perfectionist Piper struggling with her best friend's cancer; and elusive, free-spirited Lake. Book Discussion Questions from ReadingGroupGuides

Black Out by John Lawton
Set in WWII London, Scotland Yard detective Troy initially thinks a severed arm is part of a war casualty. Soon enough he’s involved in a labyrinthine coverup of something darker. Book Discussion Questions from MPL

Blessings by Anna Quindlen
Found in a box on the doorstep of the richest woman in town, a newborn baby brings the parallel worlds of 'upstairs' and 'downstairs' together.

The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
In this multi-layered novel, a dying octogenarian recalls her past, including her forced marriage, her sister's suicide, and the publication of her sister's science fiction novel, The Blind Assassin. Book Discussion Questions from ReadingGroupGuides

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
Gladwell uses real-life examples to investigate the concept of “thin-slicing,” the way in which one’s unconscious makes instantaneous decisions. Book Discussion Guide from the author

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Narrated by Death, this novel for adults and teens tells the story of Liesl Memeinger, a German girl living through the Holocaust who finds strength and wisdom in the books she steals. Book Discussion Questions from ReadingGroupGuides

The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad
A western reporter shares what she learned as a burka wearing woman living with a bookseller's family in Afghanistan. Life after the fall of the Taliban includes stories both horrifying and uplifting. Book Discussion Questions from MPL

Borderline by Nevada Barr
National Park Service ranger Anna Pigeon is on vacation in Texas's Big Bend National Park when a guided rafting trip meets with multiple tragedies and Anna must care for a newborn baby. Book Discussion Questions from MPL

Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo
A slumping small town in upstate New York is the setting of this novel, chronicling three very different families over 50 years. Book Discussion Questions from ReadingGroupGuides

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
Sweet ghetto nerd Oscar dreams of being a famous writer… and of falling in love. He may not get either wish, due to a curse that’s dominated his Dominican family for generations. A Pulitzer Prize winner. Book Discussion Questions from Penguin

Broken for You by Stephanie Kallos
A septuagenarian invites a young woman to live in her mansion while both heal from their troubled pasts.

The Center of Everything by Laura Moriarty
Evelyn, the daughter of a warm, loving, but immature and impetuous single mother in precarious financial circumstances, faces the trials of adolescence. Book Discussion Questions from Hyperion

Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
Death row prisoner seeks atonement through donation of his heart to his victim's sister. Book Discussion Questions from ReadingGroupGuides

Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
A humorous and loving look at small town life at the beginning of the 20th century. Young Will Tweedy narrates the tale of his grandfather's romance with a younger woman, his purchase of the first automobile in the county, and life at the general store owned by his family. Book Discussion Questions from MPL

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond
Diamond spans the globe and millenniums to determine the reasons for the demise of ancient civilizations like the Anasazi and the Mayans. Examining the past provides lessons for the future so that we may avoid another devastating collapse.

The Color of Water by James McBride
This memoir combines accounts of McBride’s childhood in a mixed-race family and his mother’s life history, and is a powerful portrait of growing up, a meditation on race and identity, and a poignant hymn from a son to his mother. Book Discussion Questions from ReadingGroupGuides